A BILL
making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out
of the treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an
unappropriated balance in the state fund, general revenue to
the department of administration -- public defender
services, account no. fund 0226, fiscal year 1998,
organization 0221, all supplementing, amending the
appropriation for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of
June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.

Whereas, The governor submitted to the Legislature the
executive budget document, dated January 14, 1998, which included
a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth
therein the cash balance and investments as of July 1, 1997,
and further included the estimate of revenues for fiscal year
1997-98, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular
appropriations for fiscal year 1997-98; and
Whereas, It appears from the governor's executive budget
document there now remains an unappropriated balance in the state
treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight; thereforeBe it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the total appropriation for fiscal year ending the
thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, to
account no. fund 0226, fiscal year 1998, organization 0221, be
supplemented and amended by increasing the total appropriation by
six million dollars as follows:

TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Sec. 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

29--Public Defender Services--

(WV Code Chapter 29)

Account No.

Fund 0226 FY 1998 Org 0221

General
Act-Revenue
ivity Fund
5 Appointed Counsel Fees and Public
6 Defender Corporations (R)127$6,000,000
The purpose of this bill is to supplement this account in
the budget act for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June,
one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, by adding six million
dollars to an existing appropriation for appointed counsel and
public defender corporations for expenditure during fiscal year
one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.